The July August 2020 issue of Yield PRO magazine
Tag: July August 2020
Senior housing adopts robots, telehealth to protect residents
“The newly-pioneered technologies will be essential in providing the best care—medical, cognitive and emotional—to the upcoming wave of seniors.” The way we live our lives...
Can adaptive reuse save America’s malls?
What is the most common reason to get in the car and start driving on any given day of the week? Depending on where...
Apartment survey finds August rent payments held up fairly well
The National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC)’s Rent Payment Tracker found 90 percent of apartment households made a full or partial rent payment by August...
Small landlords dip into savings as their tenants struggle to pay rent
More renters are unable to make their monthly payments, and that is having an outsized impact on the nation’s “mom and pop” landlords. Nearly a...
Once booming San Francisco apartment market goes in reverse
The apartment vacancy rate in San Francisco rose to 6.2 percent in May, according to apartment data firm RealPage. That’s up from 3.9 percent...
It’s time to debunk COVID-19 myths
Myths about future apartment sizes, office demand and reshored manufacturing were tackled by executives at RCLCO in a recent webinar. Without a doubt the pandemic...
Don’t cut your marketing budget in a recession
Most companies reduce spending in recessions, especially on marketing items that may be easier to cut (certainly relative to payroll). Right now, advertising agencies...
People resent businesses more in highly-regulated industries
There is a positive relationship between the amount of governmental interference in an economic arena, and the abuse and invective heaped upon the businessmen...
States should pay attention to Supreme Court justices’ comments on reopening orders
The scope and duration of the stay-at-home orders issued by state governors this year are unlike any past pandemic orders in American history. So...
Canceling rent won’t solve housing woes
As Americans stagger through a bewildering pandemic summer, buffeted by shutdowns and job losses, millions face each coming month with an additional dread: making...